Security Engineer
Helsinki
Are you a highly skilled Security Engineer up for securing our cloud infrastructure & application development?
If yes, Metacore could be the right place for you
We are a Helsinki-based game company best known for our hit game Merge Mansion and our people-first company culture. Built on trust, our culture allows us to work autonomously, efficiently, and ambitiously. We have mutually agreed on five cultural norms to describe how we build trust and work as Metacore – you can find them here.
Our company’s mission is to entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades. Although we already entertain 40,000,000+ players worldwide and have grown into a team of 120+ game industry professionals in less than two years, we’re only getting started. That’s where we hope you come in: to take the responsibility of securing our cloud infrastructure and application development as well as related security tooling.
Location:
Helsinki, Finland
Relocation:
Relocating to Finland expected, full support provided
Remote work:
Hybrid model of office and remote work
Start date:
Flexible, ideally as soon as possible
Working language:
English
Responsibilities
Security Engineer plays a key role in securing our cloud infrastructure and application development as well as related security tooling. You will work closely with our Infrastructure and Development teams, and support them in security related questions. In practice, this means (at least) the following:
Developing, implementing and maintaining cloud security architecture, policies and procedures
Collaborating with game and infrastructure teams to identify, evaluate and mitigate security risks and integrate security into our development lifecycle
Continuously improving the security of cloud infrastructure via means of automation
Requirements
Every role is eventually shaped to match our unique passions, backgrounds and strengths. Here are some of the key skills and experience you should already have when joining Metacore as a Security Engineer:
Extensive, all-round experience in Cloud Security, Application Security, or DevSecOps roles
Background in securing production workloads in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Knowledge of security automation and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and risk-based approach in securing environments
Ability to support infrastructure and game teams with infrastructure, development as well as application build and deployment process related security questions
In addition to these, it would be nice but not mandatory for you to have these as well:
Familiarity with mobile application development, application and API security, and CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions)
Experience of conducting threat modeling in cloud native environment and application development
Practical know-how of Kubernetes (EKS) or other serverless and container technologies
Hands-on knowledge in security incident investigation and response in cloud environments
Sounds about right? Then let’s talk!
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About Metacore
Our company is formed by great teams and individuals. Together, we work rather as Metacore than for Metacore – aiming for the same goal of entertaining our audience with world-class mobile games. As Metacore, we’re much more than the sum of our skills, experiences and knowledge.
Our Culture
Metacore is the game company where players are the closest thing to a boss. In other words, our teams and individuals enjoy a lot of freedom and responsibility in their work. Everyone can find the optimal way for reaching their goals – as long as it respects our company culture.
Relocation
Metacore office is located in Helsinki, Finland – one of the world’s most vivid game hubs, inhabited by the world’s happiest people. We welcome game industry talents from all walks of life, around the world, and do our best to help them settle here.
Careers
Everyone in our team approaches mobile games with pure excitement. We play them and talk about them, but because that’s not enough, we also develop them. Read more about whom we hire and what our recruiting process is like.